I have one.
No problems washing or rinsing but the final spin can take a while. I tried to make a video of a large load but it was useless since the entire final spin took 27 minutes because of the balancing. It always does fine on the interim spins between the rinses but before it revs up to 1200... it tries to balance to perfection. *oi* It is very, very quite, though and, yes, made in Germany.
You get two manuals with it: one how to use the machine and one cycle chart. Even though the cycle chart is only two pages, it tells you everything to need to know. Of course, you can still sit there with the washer and watch it... as I do.
BTW: the rinse modifier does not add more water to each rinse as you might think from reading the manual; it adds more rinses (Normal = two, Intensive = three, Sensitive = four). The Jeans cycle is labeled Baby Laundry in France and is suitable for sensitive skin ( -> it uses the most water at 120 liters for a full load). I use it for sheets and pillow cases.
Alex